Read the widening temperature gap, the urban heat island, and socioeconomic challenges as Western Sydney faces the impacts of climate change.
Tag: urban heat island
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Uncovering the Risks of Subterranean Heat to Urban Structures
What lies beneath our cities can affect their future. Learn about the unseen risks of subsurface heat islands to urban structures.
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Climate Adaptation Challenges in a Changing Summer Landscape
From record-breaking temperatures to the need for climate adaptation, delve into this article exposing the escalating global heat crisis.
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Urban Planning and Architecture Based on Climate Adaptation Studies
Climate-friendly urban designs like greening, planted roofs, reflective materials can make a city climate-resilient and reduce GHG emissions.
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Adapting to Heat through a White Paint Formula
This formulated white paint can be an effective climate adaptation solutions alongside vegetation that could address extreme heat.
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Australia Needs to Increase Green Cover to Fight Urban Warming
Australia's cities Sydney, Brisbane, & Melbourne, will suffer scorching heat due to the receding green cover, UHI effect, and climate change.
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Making Dense Cities More Liveable thru Better Design and Planning
How urban living could be bliss. Some examples of metropolitan cities around the world showing what it is like to live in dense urban areas.
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Climate Change Adaptation Actions in Tirana, Albania
The study, "Climate Change Adaptation Actions in Tirana," discusses the changing weather patterns in Tirana, its effects, and the city’s responses.
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Mitigating the Urban Heat Island Effect in Mediterranean Climate
The study examines the use of green spaces as solutions to mitigate urban heat island effect (UHI) and as a climate adaptation measure to climate change.
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Climate Change and How Can We Adapt to Higher Temperatures
Climate change is raising temperatures in some countries. Learn some climate adaptation solutions and how to survive hot climates.